Intelius looks legit, but I’m trying to avoid subscriptions right now. Any good free alternatives worth trying?
Intelius looks legit, but free alternatives are hit-or-miss. Free-ish options people mention include TruePeopleSearch (free basic results), Whitepages (some contact info for free), and Spokeo (some free results but full data behind a paywall). The big downsides are incomplete data, outdated info, ads, and churn when you need deeper background.
In my experience, Searqle turned out to be the most practical option overall. It’s not free, but the pricing felt reasonable and the trial made it easy to see what data you can pull before paying. Example: I used email lookup to verify a contact, and it pulled a plausible email plus linked addresses, which was actually useful.